Zygmunt Solorz-Zak is a polish media tycoon. He has closed a $6.5 billion deal as part of acquiring  Polkomtel, the second-largest mobile phone operator in Poland.

The proposed deal will see the existing shareholders of Polkomtel receiving close to $5.5 billion in cash in the form of compensation for their stakes in the operator. The deal was signed on Thursday. Polkomtel is encumbered by a net debt of close to $1 billion which makes the operator’s enterprise value to $6.5 billion.

Play, which operates in Poland, will be launching the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone on 7 J­une.

The Samsung Galaxy S II is an Android smartphone. It features a 1.2 GHz dual-core SoC processor, in either Samsung’s own Exynos SoC (GT-i9100 model) or Nvidia’s Tegra 2 SoC (GT-i9103 model). It has 1 GB of RAM, a 10.8 cm (4.3 in) WVGA Super AMOLED plus display and an 8 megapixel camera with flash that can record videos in full high definition 1080p. It is one of the first devices to support Mobile High-definition Link (MHL), which allows up to 1080p uncompressed video output with HDMI while charging the device at the same time. Support for the USB On-The-Go (USB OTG) function was also specified and confirmed on this device.

The handset is offered for US$0.36 for VIP subscribers, and a top price of US$683.

PTC, an operator in Poland is reportedly rebranding Era to T-Mobile. The company has already rolled out the new website, to which visitors of the original Era website are re-directed.

Rebranding will also affect around 1,000 Era shops and sales points. The switch to T-Mobile also means the launch of a new roaming offer at the price of national calls.

In addition to this T-Mobile will launch packages for internet use in the EU, with no extra char­ges for exceeding the data limit.

Orange Poland has started offering a navigation package for customers on Mix plans and prepaid cards. This new service is free of charge for the first month.

The navigation package is based on the technology Community Traffic Online, which collects and ­processes data on the current situation on road traffic, road works or accidents.

The service is provided in several options: for 1 week costing US$3.65, for 30 days for US$9.13, for one year for US$54.63 and for two years for US$29.30.

The package price includes the cost of GPRS transmission necessary for the functioning of the application. The service can be activated via a short code.

UKE, Poland’s telecom regulator, has determined termination rates (MTR) for th­e mobile operator PTC at US$0.03 per minute from 1 July.MTR has been set on analysis bases of costs of th­e company.

PTC is obliged to submit to th­e regulator th­e costs for th­e preceding financial year within 120 calendar days.

UKE took into account also th­e negative consultation opinion th­e of The National Chamber of Commerce in Electronics and IT (KIGEiT), which opposes th­e Agreement on Investments between UKE and th­e mobile operators, providing a slower MTR reduction in exchange for network investments in white spot areas, arguing that a slower reduction of MTRs means a slower reduction of end-user prices.